Nov 5 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- A UPS UPS.N cargo plane crashed on Tuesday after taking off from an airport in Louisville, killing at least seven people and sending a cloud of thick smoke rising over one of the largest air cargo hubs in the United States.

- IBM IBM.N said on Tuesday that it planned to cut thousands of workers as it shifts its focus to higher-growth businesses in artificial intelligence consulting and software.

- Gannett, the country's largest newspaper publisher, is renaming itself USA Today Company, after its flagship national newspaper.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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